Improvement in detachable collars



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ALBERTA RILEY, OF GAMBRIDGEPORT, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGE FARWELL,

OF'SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS. y

IMPROVEMENT IN DETACHABLE COLLARS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,176, dated February 6, 1877 application tiled January 13, 1877.

`To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERTA RILEY, of Cambridgeport, lin the county of Middlesex andState or" Massachusetts, have invented a Detachable Collar for Coats, Sacques, Capes, and other Similar Garments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l' is a perspective view of my detachable collar. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same. Fig. 3 is a section representing the application of my detachable collar to the collar of an ordinary overccat.

The ordinary Ulster overcoat is provided with a heavy wide collar toprotect the neck, face, and ears against the severity ofthe weather 5 but this coat is unnecessarily heavy and clumsy for ordinary wear, and, consequently, it is customary for a person to provide himself with two coats, one for fine and the other for stormy weather, involving considerable expense and the necessity of frequently changing one for the other, which is not always practicable, and in sudden changes ot' weather a person is often either' Without the desired protection, or is inconvenienced by the weight of a heavy garment.

My invention has for its object to overcome this difficulty; and consists in a detachable collar, which may be temporarily secured to the collar of an ordinary coat, cape, or other similar garment, and when not required for use may be readily removed and placed in the pocket, whereby the desired protection is afforded at a trifiing cost without the necessity of having two separate garments.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, A represents a wide collar, formed of two pieces or thicknesses, a

b, of heavy cloth, closed or sewed togetheron I three of its edges, c d e, the inner side h being left open, as seen in Fig. 1, to admit of the A introduction of the collar t' of an ordinary coat or other garment, between the two thicknesses a b, as seen in Fig. 3. Each of these pieces c b is provided, near its inner edge h, with button-holes k, placed at suitable distances apart for the reception of buttons l, sewed to the inside and outside of the coat or other garment at or near the line on which its collar is folded. The corners 5 5 of the piece a project out beyond the corners 6 6 of the piece b, in order that the former corners 5 5, and the buttons by which it is secured in place, may be con cealed from view, thus giving the detachable collar A the same appearance as one sewed on and forming a part of the coat.

It is evident that hooks or other suitable detachable fastenings may be used instead of buttons, if desired.

The above-described removable collar occupies but little space, and can be easilyV carried in the pocket ot' an ordinary coat, ready for immediate use, thus saving the expense of a separate garment for stormy weather, and the ALBERTA RILEY.

In presence of- N. W. STEAENs, W. J. CAMBRIDGE. 

